Rail-joint.



A. N. SIDDERS. RAILJOINT.

Patented Aug. 14, 1917.

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PATENT OFFICE.

ALFARD N. SIDDERS, OF MAYWOOD, ILLINOIS.

BAIL-JOINT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 14, 1917.

Application filed April 17, 1916. Serial No. 91,696.

To all 'UJILOITL it may concern Be it known that I, ALFARD N. SIDDERS, acitizen of the United States, residing at Maywood, in the county of Cookand State of Illinois. have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Rail-Joints, of which the following is a specification.

This inxention relates to a splice bar and tie for connecting theabutting ends of railway rails and has for its object to provide in sucha splice bar, means whereby the ends of the rails are held as closetogether as possible and their upper or wearing surfaces maintained atthe same level and thereby avoiding all noise and shock due to the jarproduced upon trains passing over unevenly joined rails.

To this end, the invention consists of a splice bar fitting snugly aboutthe base and one side of a rail or the abutting ends of two rails and atie bar in connection with said splice bar bolted thereto and to therail ends by means of which the parts are maintained in close relationto the abutting ends of the rails and kept in alinement.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of theconnected ends of two rails and the splice bar joining the same, and

Fig. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional View of the same.

A and B are the ends of two rails that abut at the point C. These endsare connected by a splice bar 10 made of any desired length and securedto the rail ends A and B by bolts 11.

The splice bar in cross-section comprises a flat base 12 upon which thebases of the rail ends rest, said base 12 being folded around the edgesof the base flange a1 of the rails as shown at 18 and let which rest onthe top of same, the fold 13 being extended upwardly at 15 against theweb of the rail. As thus formed, the splice bar contains a seat thatsnugly fits about the rail base and against one side of the web thereof.Between the fold 1 1 and the head of the rails on the side opposite thepart 15, is placed a tie bar 16 having a fillet or rib 17 on itsunderside fitted into a longitudinal depression 18 in the fold it andlocked in place by said fillet or rib. Bolts 11 pass through thevertical portion 15 of the splice bar, the tie bar 16 and webs of therespective rails A and E, these bolts being secured by nuts in the usualmanner. Holes for the bolts may be bored in the several parts beforeassembllng or after the parts have been placed in posltion.

In assembling the parts, the splice bar 10 1S slid on the end of one ofthe rails A or B until the whole of said bar is back of the rail end.The abutting rail is then brought 1nto place and its end then placedagainst the rail provided with the splice bar and said splice barslipped in the opposite direction onto the second rail until the spacebetween the said rails is substantially midway between the ends of thesplice bar. The rail ends are thenbrought as close together as 1sconsistent and the tie bar 16 placed on the fold 1 1 with its rib l7engaging the groove 18 and pushed against the webs of the rails. Thebolts 11 are then inserted through the holes in the several parts ifsuch holes have been previously made, and if not, after the holes havebeen bored.

To prevent creeping transversely of the ties, the splice bar 10 isformed with transverse ribs or serrations 19 on its under side, which,due to the Weight of the superposed rails and the vehicles that passthereover are pressed into the upper surface of the cross ties 20 whichhold the splice bar and consequently the rails against longitudinalmovement. Notches 21 are made in the splice bar at proper distancesapart to permit spikes 2-2 being driven therein and into the cross ties20. The object of the slots being to permit the heads of the spikestolengage over the base flanges a of the rai s.

A rail joint constructed as described, provides a secure fastening forthe ends of the rails and will maintain the tread surfaces thereof atthe joints at the same height and thereby eliminate the noise and rattlethat accompanies trains in passing abutting ends of the rails.

I claim 1. A rail joint comprising a longitudinally recessed splice barinto which the abutting ends of the rail are adapted to fit and whichcontacts with the upper surface of the base flanges of said rail ends, atie bar placed between the said splice bar and the under side of thehead of the rail against one side of the abutting rails, and means forconnecting the splice bar and tie bar to the rail ends 2. A. rail jointcomprising a splice bar having fiat base upon which the base the webs ofthe rails.

3. A rail joint comprising a splice bar having a flat base, the undersurface of which is serrated transversely from end to end, foldsextending from the longitudinal sides of said base and adapted tooverlie and contact with the upper surfaces of the base flanges of therails, one of said folds being extended upwardly to bear against thewebs of the abutting rails and against the under surfaces of the headsthereof, on the same side, a tie bar having a fillet or rib on its underside adapted to engage a longitudinal recess in the top of the otherfold of the splice bar and to bear against the opposite side of the railwebs between said fold and the under sides of the rail heads, andconnecting bolts between the splice bar and the tie bar through the websof the rail ends.

4. A rail joint comprising a splice bar upon which are seated theabutting ends of two rails to be joined, the longitudinal sides of saidsplice bars being folded over into contact with the base flanges of therails, one of said sides extending vertically to bear against one sideof the webs of the rails to the under surface of a rail head, a tie barbearing against the other sides of the rail webs between the top of thesplice bar and the rail heads, and means for connecting the splice barand the tie bar to the rail ends.

In testimonv whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ALFARD N. SIDDERS.

lVitnesses V GLLIAM J. ZINN, I I GATHARINE M. KING.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. C.

